Which to use
“olvidada” and “olvidadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,918
- “olvidada” frequency rank
- #25,376
- “olvidadas” frequency rank
- 42294
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | olvidada | olvidadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de olvidado, participio de olvidar o de olvidarse. | Forma del femenino plural de olvidado, participio de olvidar o de olvidarse. |
Where the eye mixes olvidada and olvidadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. olvidada runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against olvidadas's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between olvidada and olvidadas
A purely visual mix-up. olvidada ([olβ̞iˈð̞að̞a]) and olvidadas ([olβ̞iˈð̞að̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “olvidada” sits inside “olvidadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42294, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
olvidada is recorded at frequency rank #16,918, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [olβ̞iˈð̞að̞a]. olvidadas is at rank #25,376, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [olβ̞iˈð̞að̞as].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 42294, this pair ranks #149,033 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of olvidada vs olvidadas
Shared letters: adilov. Private to "olvidada": -. Private to "olvidadas": s.
"olvidada" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "olvidadas" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "olvidada" and "olvidadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "olvidada" vs "olvidadas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "olvidada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "olvidadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,033 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "olvidada" and "olvidadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "olvidadas vs olvidarás". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #149,033 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.